The Croaking

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The Croaking
by Lakeshore Drive Games

2024

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About the Story

Who killed Monty Montgomery?
You play Detective Luddington. While riding the train, you hear about a murder of one of the passengers. You must speak to each suspect, expose their secrets, and uncover the truth behind the killing...
Explore a 2.5D train car with fully animated charactersUncover multiple endings based on your choices. Can you discover the true ending?Warning: NSFW language.

THE SUSPECTS
Martha Montgomery - Monty's wife. Has always loved him despite his temper. Unfortunately, she was the last person to see him alive, and they were last seen together arguing...
The Conductor - Train conductor by day, armchair detective by night. On this train, the conductor gets his first taste of a real murder case. Did he create it himself?
Sal Sorrentino - A big-time investor and CEO of Sorrentino Capital. Has a shady history of under-the-table deals. Is this one of them?
Chef Julio - A world-class chef looking to make the perfect feast. Is he linked to the murder weapon?
Jackson - Stoic, silent, reclusive. Little is known about him. Which could make him the perfect killer.

Controls
WASD - Move around
Mouse - Select the right dialogue option.

Team
Zach Kolman - Art and Programming
Leo H. - Story and Dialogue

Warning: NSFW language and themes.

Assets used:
Low Poly Megapolis - Just CreateDialogue System - Pixel CrushersI Knew a Guy - Kevin McLeod Carnival of Animals - Aquarium - Camille Saint-Saëns

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: May 1, 2024
Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware
Development System: Unity
IFID: Unknown
TUID: rg3pemrlvjwn4lc8

Awards

Entrant - Dialogue Jam 2024

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Number of Reviews: 1
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Seems unfinished..., May 12, 2024

by manonamora
Related reviews: dialoguejam

The Croaking is a short train murder mystery, made in Unity, feeling like a 3D version of a bitsy game. Here, you play as Detective Luddington, a toad on the same car as a handful of colourful passengers going to a retreat. But, as expected of the genre, nothing goes as planned, and a murder occurs during the trip. And it is up to you to figure out what is what…

Go back an forth between the different NPCs, ask them questions, confront them about their statements, and accuse who you think is the most likely actor. While you can accuse anyone (and they will get arrested), only one person is the true murderer.

And the link to get there seems a bit broken, where you can ask that suspect a question, but can’t ask any other NPCs for confirmation or rebuttal - which is strange because you can (Spoiler - click to show)accuse the actual murderer from the start. Restarting the game also seems to be broken - you need to refresh the page to actually restart it.

There was a bit of a mysterious setting, with all these different characters being part of some strange organisation (which may or may not sound like a cult). You only get bits and pieces, but it would have been interesting to see more of that aspect into the story.

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